27 January 2025
Rented Music Video Out Now!
21 January 2025
RENTED OUT NOW
Fuck man, Rented, the first song off of my upcoming project ‘We Are Love’ is out now. Six months of hard work, inspired by lost, innocent love come together on this track. I promise y’all gon’ enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed working on it, it’s special for real. The best music I’ve made, ever.
Being able to give you a first glimpse into a project is unique, and I know Rented is the perfect start to this era. A song about change, about the melancholy of memory and the ease of youthful love. It touches the themes of the album in its own, beautiful way, while sounding distinct to the rest of the album. Definitely the most energetic of all of ’em, and I am happy to start with a clubby 4 to the fucking floor track. That’s where I come from. I want you making out with your crush raw, passionate, intimate.
As an independent artist doing all of this shit by my lonely, I had to re-learn that things take much longer than expected – writing, recording and mixing: finishing this album took the better part of 7 months. This evolution of Together, my last album, along with the singles that came in between, feels like the perfect end to an era of finding out who I am musically. I know, now.
I had to adjust, overcome: problems along the way, deal with delays that happen because of myself, nobody else to blame. That’s a tough spot to be in at times, I’ve made it through however, and I am forever grateful to myself for all that that. I kept pushing, dedication key, consistency key.
I spent last summer writing, lost in memory, the island and its laid back life aided in crafting the perfect lyric. Some time to think, some time to reflect, some time to space out, rethink and fuck- since my music is based on memory and melancholy: these times as essential. I watched leaves fall from my studio, recording, producing, crafting these sonic scapes, and winter was entirely spent perfecting these songs. Mixing, mastering, lost in details. Exploring different corners of these songs that I’ve been spending so much time with already and always discovering something new, something to perfect, something to change and adapt and push. Push to be adored. Push to be loved.
Rented Lyric Video
We returned to the island at the beginning of this year to shoot a music video for Rented which will be out in a couple of days on the 23rd. I am sooo fucking thrilled about it, it’s the best music video I’ve ever made. Just me, my man filming and the idea to create something beautfiul. We made that happen, you’ll see soon.
Rented as everything that I’ve been trying to achieve up to this point, I’ve never been more proud of something.
It would mean the world if you listen and share, be generous with your time and this track. I’ve spent an incredible amount of hours on this, I feel like it deserves some of yours. If you want to create content with it I would love to see it.
Save it to your liked songs on whatever platform you listen, put it into a playlist, share it with your loved ones, your hookups or your dates.
Thank you, I love you endless.
Much much more to come real real soon,
phlwest.
LYRICS
[Hook]
Sell all the shit that I got
Let these diamonds blind somebody else
Turn that dial counterclock
I want you the way we were then
The way we were then
[Verse I]
Remember you shotgun to Cannes
With that car rented
No license
Just to head to the sea
We were happy you and me
That luck was rented
I lost it to him once I returned the key
Now look
I got all this
And nothing feel the same without you
Can’t even love myself without you
Remember praying just ’cause you could
Now I pray ’cause I got to
And nothing feel the same without you
Can’t even love myself without you
[Chorus]
Sell all the shit that I got
Let these diamonds blind somebody else
Turn that dial counterclock
I want you the way we were then
The way we were then
This world was ours for a while
You and me was rented love
Love on rented time
Looking back we were blind
[Verse II]
Remember that sunshine at sea
There’s no view like cote-d’azur
Your skin so tan in a matter of days
I never been that jealous, no
Is there a way that could’ve been life
All tan, all gentle
Tan
Nothing feel the same without you
Can’t even love myself without you
[Verse III]
Now your rent paid in pussy
And I watch from afar through screens
That’s rented love, that’s rented love
And it’s nothing like it was
Nothing feel the same without you
Can’t even love yourself without me
Nothing feel the same without you
Can’t even love yourself without me
[Bridge]
You at the back of my mind
No matter how fast I go
There were no days off remember
There were no days on remember
We did what came to mind
That was the time of my life
28 October 2024
21 October 2024
7 October 2024
Been spending these last couple of months up in grey matter, tryna come up with melodies, tryna come up with lyrics, tryna come up with emotion. There’s value in going deep but I’ve been feeling the walls move in closer and closer – as truth comes, melodies develop meaning, sound turn music turn art. That’s a point I can spend some time in, and I must, but it’s also the first sign that the music I make needs to be released into worlds. Your world.
I’m currently recording melodies, and I’m pushing to focus all of my attention on it. This is always the hardest part for me, but I’ve been finding joy in it this time around. Progress.
I can feel these songs coming together and wanting to be off my mind, out with you, so that I can focus on new truths. Replaying the past is good only to a certain point. Now damn, my past is still in your future, crazy how that works.
Been surrounded by new people recently, been feeling a new creative energy and a new mindset forming. Sometimes all of this, in light of not making any real money, feels null. At the end of the day though, it’s crazy to think that I’m capable of creating all this by myself, the music, the songs, the production – the design, this website, the visuals on both TikTok and Instagram. That must be worth something – being able to put music out in this way. It’s worth that you’re listening, I’m doing this for you. None of these motherfuckers do what I do and hey, gotta be proud of that too.
Speaking of new people I’ve been surrounded by – I recently shot images with @josephesapa. He’s a photographer based in the UK and man we took some great images. It’s cool being able to bounce ideas off another creative mind – I’m hoping to get to do that again soon. You’ll be seeing another post of more of my favorite images soon.
Energy I come back to again and again is a night at the club. Free minds.
The club as a place of heightened reality: Everything matters, nothing matters, life is more black and white than outside – you love the music or you hate it, you wanna fuck the guy you just met or you don’t. Decisions are easier being forgotten the next day or discredited due to the coke. The way it should be.
Real life ain’t like that and some of y’all bitches act like it is. Nothing is black and white, it may be for a night but it ain’t for the rest of your life. There is no taking sides, there’s compassion and there’s understanding and there’s working through differences. Fuck off with all y’all gossip.
Music is best when its got confidence to be loved or hated. I been tryna make music like that. It touches or it don’t, and if it doesn’t we’re still cool. These emotions also visible and I’m tryna use visual media for this upcoming album more and more. Great music videos special, it doesn’t have to be elaborate, the aura matters. Being independent I can’t afford big budget shit but hey, I’ma do my best in the upcoming weeks to deliver visuals to the songs I’m writing.
Also been discovering new artists through Youtube recently, less on Spotify – the visual element keeps me hooked a while longer so I can enjoy more new music without jumping ship.
These dudes big vibin’ and they reminding me of keeping it simple – make music and make visuals for that. I’ma try and stick closer to that myself, I been thinking too much, I been trying too much. I gotta get back to doing more. Cause trying is different from doing you feel me.
Can’t do quantity cause I’m still stuck on quality. So I’ma double down and give you more quality. Hope it’ll pay off if not I’m changing my mind but only in another life. This life dedicated to quality.
I’m gon’ leave you with these few lyrics as a teaser of the upcoming album. I’m working relentlessly, hope you’ll love it as much as I love it already in this unfinished state. If you love it half as much it’ll be your favorite album of the year.
Godspeed, love you endless.
LOVE AIN’T FAIR, WE COULD GANG UP ON IT, GANG
THIS LOVE IS THICKER THAN BLOOD, YOUR ASS THICK, ON GOD
9 August 2024
No Mind out now
No care where your love come from /
No mind, No mind, no
My new song No Mind is out right now, if you haven’t listened yet, it would mean the world to me if you did. A track about keta and fucking, we both know we don’t care where the love come from in that hole.
Been at clubs a lot lately, those with the no photo policies. Sucks for me and content but the memories will make for a real good lyric.
Been with you for long and gave you diamond, you sold ’em for drugs and man I can’t fault you.
Look I got you diamond /
Look they turn to dust /
Lay a big white one
I’ma keep these hands taped until we’re all together in love.
[Verse I]
I can pay a rack
Go just give me love
Love on white line
Look I got you diamond
Look they turn to dust
Lay a big white one
[Prechorus]
I thought you’d die
[Chorus]
God know where this K from
No mind, no, no mind
No care where this love come from
No mind, no, no mind
[Verse II]
I can pay two rack
Go just get that fill
Now your lip blue
Hope you’re enjoying the song, hope you’re enjoying what I’ve been putting out, there’s been a song every month for the last 5 months now.
There will be a short break now, cause I’m working on the second part of my Together We Are Love album series. 7 all-new songs which are in the works already, pretty deep into it.
I’m fucking stoked to be making muisc, to have all this in the works. Lots and lots of love. Love you endless.
Remember to share the music, make TikToks to it, put those songs in your playlist.
Love, phl.
See you musically in a few. Visually, I’ll never leave.
23 July 2024
All Cap V Out Now
I guess I don’t gotta care about who you are if all I see is that All Cap V.
It’s been a few weeks but if you haven’t heard, my new song All Cap V is out everywhere. A chill one about fucking – that’s the shit I write about best.
I can tell you got your head in the cloud, that’s cloud nine if precise. Our type of love is different than theirs, and I’m talking them with their love useful. We don’t got external use for our typa love so it’s up to you and me to create it within ourselves.
This why our love look different, that’s why our love feel different, that’s why our love mean different.
And sometimes the love we got is only transactional.
[Verse I]
We got romance they don’t fuck with
Late night calls is good with we
We no, no worry ’bout each other life, lie
Behind these walls
This shit bouncy, this shit fly
Insane to expect varied results
I call at 3am, that don’t lie
You won’t care about my life
[Prechorus]
Tonight transactional
You’re with dick now
I’m at peace now
[Chorus]
See, life all good with you inside
My mind quiet on this ride
You’re the only one tonight
You’re the only one make me feel right
I hit it all night
Take my mind off him all night
[Verse II]
They got roses we don’t fuck with
Your body’s good enough, bitch
This life don’t want nothing in between we, no
Nothing in between
[Outro]
Hit it from the back like I don’t know you
Y’all look the same with that All Cap V
I got these memories, I got these memories
Got these playing tricks on 3am me
I hope you’re enjoying the song, add it to your Playlists, show it to your friends, give it some love. This one is special to me, I hope you’ll allow it to be special to you.
Love, phl.